Disclaimer: I do not own DBZ or Zoids. I do own Lorren.

A/N: As was the case with the previous chapter, this chapter steps away from the canon and will cover the Tree of Might! So without further ado, I turn it over to Lorren. Enjoy!

One day I went camping in the woods with my mom, Oolong and Krillin. We set up camp by a river as we waited for Gohan who arrived in the most ridiculous outfit I have ever seen.

"Hi, guys. Sorry I'm late," he apologized, hauling a bulging bag on his back.

"It looks like you're wearing an apartment on your back," noted Oolong.

"My mom sad I had to come prepared," Gohan explained as he set his bag down on the ground.

"Well, she may be right about that," mused Oolong. "But did she ever consider how it might make you look?"

"What did you pack in that enormous thing?" inquired Mom. "Hopefully a microwave."

"No, but Mom did pack all kinds of other stuff," he replied as he unloaded a bunch of things.

"I know I don't say this often enough but I'm really glad you're my mom," I told Mom.

Mom smiled and hugged me. "Me too, kiddo."

~ Abnormal Childhood ~

Later that night a fire broke out in the forest causing the animals to panic.

"The whole forest is on fire! We gotta stop it!" exclaimed Mom.

"You two think you can power up here? Right now?" asked Krillin.

Gohan nodded. "Yes!"

"Of course!" I confirmed.

"Do it!" ordered Krillin.

Together we used our powers to stop the fire but unfortunately we ended up taking out the trees in the process.

"It's all gone," murmured Mom. "Where are the animals gonna live?"

"So, uh, what now?" inquired Oolong.

"I wish there was something we could do to help," declared Gohan.

"Hey, I know! What about the Dragon Balls?" I suggested. "We can use the radar to collect all seven and then ask the Eternal Dragon to return the forest to normal."

"Great idea, Lorren!" replied Gohan.

"That's my girl," agreed Mom. "What a brain!"

We split up to find the balls and met back at the forest to summon Shenron. As the dragon appeared a young purple dragon freaked out and flew up to him, growling.

"Stop! Wait! He's not going to hurt us!" shouted Gohan, flying in front of him. "Hold on! He's a really nice dragon and we called him here to rebuild the whole forest! Right?"

"Why have you summoned me at this time?" demanded Shenron.

"Mighty Shenron, this forest was recently destroyed by a terrible fire," I explained as I joined Gohan. "Can you please restore it and make it as beautiful as it was before?"

"It shall be done," confirmed Shenron. His eyes flashed and then there was a red light which returned the forest to normal. "Your wish has been granted. The forest is restored. Farewell."

Shenron disappeared and the balls shot off in different directions once again.

I turned to the animals and grinned. "There you go, guys. Welcome home."

~ Abnormal Childhood ~

A few days later a gigantic tree suddenly appeared and destroyed Yamcha's new cruiser.

"Sorry about your new cruiser, Yamcha," said Chi Chi as we all gathered at Goku's house.

"Yeah, I didn't even have insurance for the thing," he admitted, taking a cup of coffee from her.

"That was smart," I muttered.

"Hope it wasn't expensive," replied Chi Chi as she turned to do the dishes.

"Well, kinda," murmured Yamcha sheepishly. "I pretty much spent everything I had."

"What?!" exclaimed Mom. "Why'd you blow a bunch of cash on a car, huh?! Trying to impress all the ladies I assume?"

"There's nothing wrong with a little showing off," interjected Roshi.

"Well, men will me men," agreed Chi Chi. "I learned that a long time ago."

"Icarus! No!" groaned Gohan suddenly as he hopped out of his chair and hurried over to the window where the dragon from the forest was waiting for him.

"Gohan! I thought I told you to get rid of that thing!" snapped Chi Chi making him flinch.

"He's just a baby dragon," said Goku.

"What? Goku! Please tell me this wasn't your idea," his wife demanded.

"Uh, pets are character building?" he replied hesitantly.

Meanwhile Gohan went outside to Icarus who clearly wanted to show him something as he kept offering him his back.

"I wonder what's wrong," I murmured, joining him.

"Gohan, you get in here this instant!" barked his mother. "I'm not finished with you yet, young man!"

"I'm coming!" yelled Gohan, sending Icarus away.

I laid a hand on his shoulder. "I'm sorry you had to do that."

"Me too," he whispered as we headed back inside.

"Goku!" called a familiar voice causing Goku to jump to his feet.

"King Kai, is that you?" he asked.

"Yes," his teacher confirmed. "And you must know an awful thing has taken place."

"What kind of thing?" inquired Goku.

"A wicked tree called the Tree of Might has planted a seed and taken root in the planet," King Kai informed us.

"Tree of Might?" echoed Goku. "Sounds serious."

"Its fruit was originally intended only for the Eternal Dragon," King Kai explained. "The tree has also been known as the Tree of Death because it burrows far beneath the surface to find the nutrients it needs to bear fruit. If it's allowed to grow, it will feed on the soil sucking at everything it would need to survive and the fruit would be rich beyond imagination. We must stop it from bearing this fruit."

"Why do we have to do that?" asked Goku.

"It takes so many nutrients and so much energy to produce this fruit that everything the tree touches will be destroyed!" declared King Kai. "If this process is not stopped immediately, the tree will suck out all it needs from the Earth. It will be left as nothing but a wasted desert."

"I refuse to let that happen," promised Goku.

"Then you must go and face the warriors who planted the seed," King Kai instructed him.

"I'll show them not to mess with my home!" proclaimed Goku.

"But none of this makes any sense!" argued Mom.

"Yeah," agreed Krillin. "What kind of tree is it?"

"It's time we all gathered together and fight as one," advised Goku.

"Sounds great to me, Goku," said Oolong. "It should only take us a day or two to get ready."

"No," argued Goku. "We'll put an end to this today! And make sure it doesn't happen again."

"Well, I'm with you, Goku," said Krillin. "Come on!"

The Z warriors put their hands on top of each other, Gohan and I included.

"Gohan, just what do you think you are doing?" demanded his mother.

"Mom, come on, please," he begged but there was no changing her mind so I decided to stay with Gohan and we snuck out together later that night. First we went to find Icarus but he was not at his cave.

"I hope he didn't take it the wrong way when I got upset earlier. I wish I had played with him more often when I had the chance to," murmured Gohan as Icarus grabbed him from behind. "Hey, Icarus! You're still here!"

I smiled. "Let's get going."

We flew to the others on Icarus and arrived just in time to save Chiaotzu from a short, fat purple guy who apparently had a twin brother. The brother charged at us and powered up. Gohan and I countered with our own attacks canceling his out and creating a huge explosion.

"What power," noted the purple guy. "Where did they go?"

"Right behind you!" we replied as we ran into him, sending him to the ground. "Yeah!"

"Now where did Icarus go?" wondered Gohan aloud.

"He's gotta be around here somewhere. We'll find him," I assured him as we looked around.

"Icarus! Here boy!" called Gohan.

"Gohan, watch out!" I shouted as he bumped into a new enemy who looked an awful like Goku except his skin was darker and he still had his tail.

"Well, it's you," noted the saiyan after Gohan spun around to face him. "The mighty son of Kakarrot."

"Hey! You're not my father!" realized Gohan belatedly as the man grabbed him by the front of his shirt.

"Let him go!" I ordered but he ignored me.

"You and I resemble your father. We're both saiyan warriors struck from the same mold, built for destruction," the pirate informed Gohan. "Your power level is impressive. You truly are a saiyan warrior. If you were to join up with me, we could rule the universe."

"Who are you?" inquired Gohan.

"I am Turles," he replied. "Mightiest of the saiyan warriors."

"No, you're not," Gohan argued.

"Your father is a weak and feeble saiyan," Turles proclaimed.

"No, he's not!" shouted Gohan.

"He was supposed to destroy Earth and he failed," Turles sneered. "You can never hope to be a true warrior with his guidance, surely you're smarter and shortly the Tree of Might will drain this planet dry and there will be nothing left here for you. Come with me and we'll conquer new worlds."

"Not even if you were my father!" Gohan growled as he tried to punch Turles but he caught his fist.

"Anger increases your strength," noted Turles. "You're just the kind of saiyan I can use on my team."

"That's enough!" I yelled, hitting Turles with an energy blast but it had no effect.

Turles cocked his head to look at me with disgust. "You, on the other hand, are useless to me."

He slapped me to the ground with his tail.

"Lorren!" cried Gohan as Piccolo arrived.

Turles threw Gohan at him then blasted them both to the ground where they laid separated. Turles then stepped on Gohan causing his tail to appear before creating a fake moon.

"No, Gohan," I murmured as I struggled to get up. "I can't move."

Turles picked up Gohan and forced him to look at the fake moon. "That's it. Get a good eyeful. Let's see that monster inside."

Goku tried to hurry over to us in time but it was too late as Gohan went full ape and Turles destroyed his artificial moon. Meanwhile two of his thugs attacked Goku but were beaten easily.

In the meantime I was able to rise to my feet and go after my friend. "Gohan, it's Lorren!"

I dodged out of the way as he threw a punch at me. "Come on, Gohan! You know me! Snap out of it already!"

"We have to cut off his tail!" yelled Piccolo but was knocked away.

"Piccolo!" I cried.

"That's it! Play time is over!" declared Turles as he hit Gohan with an energy blast causing Gohan, Goku, and I to fall into an underground cavern's lake.

"Where is he?" I demanded after breaking the surface of the water.

"I don't know! Gohan! Gohan!" Goku called as Gohan appeared behind him. Gohan then grabbed his dad and squeezed him.

"Gohan, no!" I shouted, following them. "Let your dad go!"

Icarus suddenly flew in and tried to calm Gohan down but eventually grew tired from flapping his wings. Gohan released Goku and caught Icarus before lying down to play with him.

"That a boy, Icarus," I murmured in relief.

"Kakarrot, you raised your son too much like an Earthling!" reprimanded Turles.

"I raised him to know the difference between good and evil unlike some people," shot back Goku.

"I know the difference," replied Turles. "I just don't care."

"No kidding," I muttered as Turles blasted Icarus. "No, Icarus! You monster!"

Gohan went crazy and turned on Turles.

"Alright then. Come and get me!" urged Turles as he sent an attack at Gohan.

"No!" shouted Goku, cutting off Gohan's tail. He then caught his son as he returned to normal.

"Gohan!" I cried, hurrying over to them. "Is he?"

"He's breathing," Goku assured me. "You did a great job, son. Now it's time for dad to take over. Did you hear what I said, Turles? I'm done playing games. This ends now!"

Goku and I headed for the shore where he left Gohan with me. "Take care of my boy."

I nodded. "I will. You can count on me. Now go beat that guy."

Goku smiled. "You got it."

~ Abnormal Childhood ~

After a hard battle Goku was able to defeat Turles and destroy the Tree of Might, reverting the Earth back to normal.

"Dad, you did it," said Gohan suddenly as he opened his eyes and stood up.

"Gohan, you're awake!" I noted happily, going to hug him then I noticed he was naked. I blushed and looked away.

"What's wrong?" he asked before looking down at himself and blushing. He quickly covered himself and hid behind Icarus.

I couldn't help but laugh. A few days later we went on another camping trip, this time with Krillin, Mom, Master Roshi, Tien, Chiaotzu, Oolong, Yamcha, Puar, and Goku.

"It's a good thing you came around when you did, Goku," remarked Mom. "For a minute there, you had us all worried sick."

"That's true," agreed Master Roshi. "But you fight like you're in a dancing contest. Is it too much to ask that you use your dukes and punch it out?"

"You always did tell me that fighting with my head wins the battle," Goku reminded him.

"You did a really good job back there, Icarus," Oolong told the dragon. "I guess you're part of the group now so I have to ask: do you mind if I pet ya?"

Icarus pretended to bite Oolong making the pig yelp. "That's great. He's just like Piccolo. Everything for Gohan and nothing for me."

"He likes me just fine," I informed him as Icarus nuzzled me. "See?"

Everyone laughed; later that day Gohan asked me if I wanted to ride on Icarus with him and I have to say it was one of the most fun things I have ever done.

A/N: And there you have it! Next time I update this story we will return to the canon. Until next time, read review and show the love!